Public Administration MCQs 2014

The transfer of resources and power to lower level authorities which are largely or wholly independent of higher levels of government is termed as:
A. Devolution
B. Structure
C. Hierarchy
D. None of these

Which one of the following streams of thought could not be labelled under ‘situational design theory’?
A. Behavioral approach
B. Neo-classical approach
C. Contingency approach
D. Bureaucratic model

Who is the head of Cabinet in Pakistan?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Foreign Minister
D. Interior Minister

The President of U.S. who laid the foundation of the study of public administration was:
A. President Wilson
B. President Hoover
C. President Kennedy
D. President Roosevelt

The form of Leadership in the bureaucracy of Pakistan is:
A. Aristocratic
B. Democratic
C. Dictatorial
D. Paternalistic

The book ‘Prismatic Society Revisited’ has been authored by _______.
A. Robert A. Dahl
B. Robert A. Merton
C. Fred W. Riggs
D. G.M. Gaus

The process whereby individuals or groups are held responsible for making their own decisions is known as:
A. Autonomy
B. Team building
C. Empowerment
D. Multiskilling

Administrative accountability is established in government organizations by:
A. Executive
B. Legislature
C. Judiciary
D. All of these

The first book on Public Administration was written by:
A. Pfiffner and Presthus
B. L. D. White
C. Simon, Smithburg and Thompson
D. E.N. Gladden

Civil Service Academy is located at:
A. Lahore
B. Peshawar
C. Islamabad
D. Karachi